Playing Hearthstone on a Budget - Part 3 - Druid, Paladin, & Hunter

Jan 25, 2017

Last Updated: Jan 25, 2017

Budget decks for Paladin, Hunter, and Druid updated for the Gadgetzan meta.

It's a bad time in Hearthstone's history to get Hunter and Paladin quests. Both classes are seeing little to no play with some players citing as few as two Hunter encounters in more than 1,000 matches. Paladin has the luxury of Anyfin Can Happen which has kept it viable, especially in competitive play. However, when the time comes for a new player to win games with either one, it's hard to know where to start, especially since the classes themselves are in such deep holes, to begin with.

Jade Druid

Aside from Jade Druid, only Aviana and Kun the Forgotten King Combo Druid really sees play at the moment and that's obviously a very expensive deck to create.

With so many Mean Streets of Gadgetzan cards, specifically those with the Jade Golem keyword being relatively cheap, we've decided to focus on that instead.

There are more than a few Rares that we'd like to use, but they aren't absolutely necessary. Raven Idol is a good substitute for Jade Idol as it can function as a replacement for either of the four spells that had to be cut.

Adding those Rares back in is relatively important. Azure Drake and Gadgetzan Auctioneer are both excellent card draw which Nourish will also likely help with. Jade Idol is simply cheap Golem generation and can seal up any matches against other control decks.

Face Hunter

As a forewarning, Hunter transitions a lot more between stages. The class as a whole has Rare cards that it desperately needs to be really competitive. The difference in power level between the Commons Only version here and the Under 1600 step up is huge.

While this one has lots of small minions, it's ultimately unable to take advantage of the secret synergy that Hunters really have to lean on right now.

Hopefully, this has helped you get an idea as to how you should upgrade your decks as you continue to collect more and more cards. One of the biggest complaints we get from players is that they don't know what cards they should be replacing. By having multiple tiers and showing exactly what we're adding and removing, we're hopeful that you not only better understand the actions that we're taking, but are also free to make your own changes in part.